"BROOKLYN, NY - A Brooklyn school was forced to evacuate Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was phoned in from across the country, police said. Administrators at I.S. 49, also known as the William Gaynor Intermediate School, on Graham Ave. near Maujer St., in East Williamsburg, evacuated the building Tuesday morning following a reported threat, according to officials. The threat was initially reported to New York State Police, who then alerted the NYPD."
"According to News12 Brooklyn, the caller claimed a bomb had been planted in a bathroom on the school's first floor. The school was quickly evacuated, and police launched an immediate investigation, according to police. Authorities later determined the call originated from a California phone number and found the threat to be unfounded. This marks the third false threat made to a Brooklyn school this year. Just months earlier, two Brooklyn high schools received back-to-back shooting threats, prompting a swift police response."
On Tuesday morning I.S. 49 (William Gaynor Intermediate School) on Graham Ave. in East Williamsburg was evacuated after a caller phoned a bomb threat claiming a device was planted in a first-floor bathroom. New York State Police notified the NYPD and officers launched an immediate investigation. Authorities traced the call to a California phone number and determined the threat to be unfounded. This incident represents the third false threat against a Brooklyn school this year. Months earlier, two Brooklyn high schools received back-to-back shooting threats within minutes. Separately, a Queens high school student was taken into custody after an online shooting threat and a loaded gun was recovered.
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